House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries suggested Democrats could arguably be considered the majority based on how the legislature has been run lately.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats have 'effectively' governed as the majority due to ongoing Republican infighting. The New York congressman spoke to CBS’ '60 Minutes' about the possibility of Republicans planning to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. House Democrats have suggested that they may vote against a motion to oust him, sparing him from the same fate as former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
' SPEAKER JOHNSON TO DISCUSS ISSUES WITH MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE AHEAD OF HER THREATS TO OUST HIM Despite some Democrats agreeing to help Johnson should the time come, Jeffries emphasized that the motivation was purely to protect Congress rather than any sympathy for Republicans. 'Our view would traditionally be, 'Let the other side work its own mess out,'' Jeffries said.
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